Popularly known as Toyin Tomato to her fans, Sola Sobowale has kicked against nudity in Nollywood because it is alien to our culture.
Veteran Nollywood actress, Sola Sobowale has reacted to the trend of actresses going nude all in the name of acting.
Mrs. Sobowale, who joined the industry as a member of the Awada Kerikeri Group under the leadership of another veteran, Adebayo Salami, frowned at the development, saying nudity is not a part of our culture.
The actress, who many would remember as Toyin Tomato in Wale Adenuga's hit TV family series, Super Story, when asked by VANGUARD if she gets upset whenever she sees actresses dress almost nude responded:
"I don't get annoyed. The bottom line is this; nobody forces you to do anything. We need education and we need exposure. I'm a typical Nigerian woman. I love my Naija and our culture; there are some things we don't do, it's not in
our culture. If we say we want to do it, we can do it in our house under our roof not in public because you get no respect doing that.
"Our producers and directors need to know that when you are acting as a prostitute, you don't need to remove your dress to become a prostitute. You don't need to be touched to act as a grade A prostitute", she said.
Making reference to some movie roles she'd played in the past as a prostitute where she didn't have to go nude or expose her body, the light-skinned actress said, "I did Asewo to Re Mecca, the pace setter, fantastic; myself and Toyin Adegbola. I played the number 1 Asewo and I introduced Toyin's character to it. We didn't remove anything and it was talk of the town. When the producers know this, you will not see nakedness again. We should want people to respect us and respect this profession.